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D. W. SMITH.

FEED WATER HEATER.

No. 887,320. Patented Aug'. 7, 1888.

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DANIEL WT. SMITH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH O. ADDING'ION, OF SAME PLACE.

FEED-WATER HEATER.

PECill-"ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 387,320, dated August 7, 11888.

(No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL W. SMITH, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Im- 5 provenient in Feed-Water Heaters for Steam- Generators, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specitea-tion, and in which- Figure I is a vertical section illustrating my improvement. Fig. II is a transverse section taken on line II II, Fig. I.

My invention relates to an improvement in feed-water heaters for steam-generators,and is I s particularly adapted to be used in connection with such generators as that shown and described in another application led herewith by me, Serial No. 256,245.

My invention relates, in this application, to the means for feedingthe water to the generatorin a spray,such means consisting of adrum, l, supported ou a hollow shaft or spindle, 2, which passes through stuffing-boxes 3. The water from the boiler passes through the hollow shaft or spindle from a pipe, 4. The drum is provided with a number of openings, 5, outside of which are secured curved wings 6,01" the shape shown in Figli. As the water passes into the drum, it escapes through these openings 3o onto the wings, causing the drum to revolve on the hollow shaft or spindle, and this causes the water to be thrown in sheets or sprays from the drum, so that it failsinto the tank of the generater in a spray.

7 represents apipe through which the steam 35 escapes.

8 represents the heater.

9 represents generators to which the water may pass from the first generator. These generators are shown and described in the appli- 4o cation referred to, and need no description here.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a steam-generator, in combination with a tank,a cylinder provided with perfora- 45 tions or holes, Wings secured to the periphery of the cylinder opposite the holes, and a hollow shaft or spindle upon which the cylinder is supported, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with the tank provided 5o with means for heating it, the cylinder l, having openings 5, curved wings 6, secured to the cylinder opposite the openings, hollow shaft or spindle 2 on which the cylinder is supported, and escape-pipe 7, substantially as and 55 for the purpose set forth.

DANIEL W. SMITH.

In presence off- Jos. WAIILE, EDWD. S. KNIGHT. 

